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AI and training data

What the teams building AI need, and where it comes from.

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AI and training data · Explainer

Why old code is the hottest data in AI right now

AI teams want code that people wrote before AI started writing it. Many companies have years of it sitting in their repositories.

19 October 2026 · 2 min read
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AI and training data · Explainer

Why AI still needs data made by people

AI teams are running short of good human-made data, and the open web is closing its doors. Licensed company data is one of the few new sources left.

19 October 2026 · 2 min read

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